(Per : Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J.]

This appeal has been preferred by appellant-Karam Chand under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.) against the judgment and order dated 06.02.1997 passed by the 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Dehradun in Session Trial No. 83 of 1987 whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 8(b) & 8(c) read with Section 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and sentence to rigorous imprisonment for 15 years and fine of Rs. 1,50,000/-. In default of payment of fine he has further been ordered to undergo one-year rigorous imprisonment.

2. Since the appeal was filed by the accused-appellant in the Allahabad High Court, record was summoned by the Allahabad High Court. In compliance of letter no. 1225 dated 15.02.2000 from the Section Officer, Criminal Department, High Court, Allahabad for transmission of lower court record in criminal appeal No. 308 of 1997 (Karam Chand Vs. State) pending in the High Court of Allahabad, the Officer in-charge of the Record Room, Dehradun vide letter dated 06.03.2000 informed that the record of the Sessions Trial No. 83 o